Springfield Armory M1a?

[Snipersnest]

Congratulations and good luck with her!

[svandamme]

thanks, gonna go pick it up this evening after work
and also have sourced a shop with surplus Nato 7.62 MEN94G001 battle packs..

It's turning out to be a great week !

[svandamme]

[Jason_G]

You need to get your hands on some Federal Gold Medal Match 168 gr for medium range work, and some 175 gr for long range, and you'll be set.

"I don't want no teenage queen, I just want my M14!"


This is 181 yds with iron sights, and this nut behind the butt:


IIRC, that's a 2" (maybe 3") Birchwood Casey sticker, on a .22 silhouette. My wife's uncle and I were shooting them at close to 200 yds with relative ease. To put it in perspective, these silhouettes themselves are small enough that they fade out of your vision when you acquire the proper sight picture, and you just have to trust your front sight, but the M1A is so easy to shoot well. It really is a "can't miss" rifle once you get it dialed in.

You need to get a small notebook to keep DOPE in. Get a BSZ and count your come-ups. Make sure you right it down. If your sight ever gets bumped, you can always get your zero back.

Congratulations, you chose a fine rifle.

Jason

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by Jason_G

You need to get your hands on some Federal Gold Medal Match 168 gr for medium range work, and some 175 gr for long range, and you'll be set.

"I don't want no teenage queen, I just want my M14!"


This is 181 yds with iron sights, and this nut behind the butt:


IIRC, that's a 2" (maybe 3") Birchwood Casey sticker, on a .22 silhouette. My wife's uncle and I were shooting them at close to 200 yds with relative ease. To put it in perspective, these silhouettes themselves are small enough that they fade out of your vision when you acquire the proper sight picture, and you just have to trust your front sight, but the M1A is so easy to shoot well. It really is a "can't miss" rifle once you get it dialed in.

You need to get a small notebook to keep DOPE in. Get a BSZ and count your come-ups. Make sure you right it down. If your sight ever gets bumped, you can always get your zero back.

Congratulations, you chose a fine rifle.

Jason

unfortunately all i can do is shoot 100 meters, there is no longer range available in Belgium for non military.. There might be one in France, but i imagine that an M14 in the back of my car for a 400 km drive is not the best idea.. It might be ok for a Remy 700 with the appropriate paperwork and an invitation for competition/sport shooting, but an M14 wich is considered an active duty military weapon.. not so much

I already have my book for the 1911 shooting, i'll just switch it over and start logging the M14 at the other end of the logbook..
At 100 meter, i think i can start off with the Surplus ammo.. the added cost for fancy heavier ammo is probably a waste of money at this range?

[Snipersnest]

Our spotters rifle was an M-14 w/selector. I shot "painless" out to 400 yds., offhand with iron sights and was hitting the target, which was a manhole cover painted white. I hit the elevation up 14 clicks and was right on. I love those M-14's.

[Jason_G]

unfortunately all i can do is shoot 100 meters, there is no longer range available in Belgium for non military.

Ohh jeez! That's like owning a Lamborghini and being told you can only drive it in a 25! I've never been to Belgium, but I wonder if there are there any rural places where you might could shoot?

Jason